2. Watch the video and answer the following questions. Your
answers should be posted on Blackboard.
1. Why is Storytelling so powerful?
2. And how do we use it to our
advantage?
3. What is the greatest emotional
investment?
4. What is functional story telling?
5. What are the angel cocktails mentioned
by the speaker? Explain each of them.
6. What are the devil’s cocktails?
7. In whatever character you build, what
should you create?
3. What is a narrative text?
Narrative text is writing that tells a story. It can be a made-up
story (fiction) or one that is based on real events.
“To narrate” is the verb used to describe the act of telling a
story, so a narrative is the story and the narrator is the person
telling the story
4. Time and Space Order Patterns: Narration,
Process and Description
Clear communication between a writer and a reader comes from clear organization.
Clear organization is based on logical connections between ideas. Transitions and
patterns of organization are used to organized and express these logical connections.
Time order, also known as chronological order, presents ideas based on that time I which
they occurred. Time order enables us to tell about and understand an event, a series of
actions, or a process.
Space order tells where something occurs. Space order creates a clear visual image of a
person, place, object, or scene.
Time and space are closely linked in our thinking. Action occurs in both time and space.
5.
6.
7. Elements of Literary Narrative Texts
1. Theme
2. Setting
3. Characters
4. Point of view
5. Characterization
6. Dialogue
7. Plot
exposition statement
rising action - conflict
climax
falling action
resolution
8. Elements
1. Theme
The main idea of a story,
usually expressed as a
generalization. It’s the big
message, the big idea.
2. Setting
The time and place in a story.
3. Characters
Protagonist-The “good guy” or
hero/heroin in the story who struggles
against the conflict, usually the main
character.
Antagonist –The “bad guy” or villain
in the story that creates conflict for the
protagonist.
9. 4. Characterization - The description of the personalities of the characters in the
story and the way in which an author reveals their personalities.
5. Point of View
First Person –the story is told from the main character’s point of view and uses the
pronouns “I” and “we”.
Second Person -usually for instructions; uses the pronouns “you” and “your” (the
author is speaking to the reader)
Third Person –the story is told from an outside point of view and uses the pronouns
“he” and “she” and “they”.
6. Dialogue - Characters talking using quotation marks.
“May we ask where you’ve been, Miss Everdeen?” Effie asks.
“So where haven’t you been?” Says Haymitch in a bored voice.
10. Plot
The series of related events
that make up a story.
1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution
11. Plot
1. Exposition
- The part of the plot that tells how the
story begins.
You learn….
Characters
Setting
Conflict (problem)
Background information
The rest of the story is based on this
information
2. Rising Action
The events in the story that lead up to
the climax.
Readers learn more about the
characters and the conflict.
Each event that happens leads the
reader closer to the climax of the
story.
12. 3. Conflict- A struggle between an
opposing force.
Internal conflict- the character
struggles with his or her own needs,
desires, or emotions.
External conflict- a character struggles
with an outside force such as another
character or something in nature
Man vs self Man vs man
Man vs nature Man vs society
4. Climax
The point of crisis in the plot.
When the outcome of the conflict is
decided one way or the other. – the
turning point
The event of highest interest or excitement
in the story.
Nothing is the same in the story after this
event because the main character
changes or learns something that changes
everything.
13. 5. Falling action - The events that
lead to the conclusion after the
climax.
These events are a result of the
changes in, or the decisions made
by, the main character during the
climax.
Everything in the falling action
leads to the conclusion of the
story
6. Resolution
The part of the plot that
reveals the final outcome.
The conflicts are solved and
all questions are answered.
14. What else is an element?
Voice- the way a piece of writing sounds
Mood- the overall emotion created by a work of poetry or literature
Tone- the attitude that a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or
a character
Sensory language/Imagery- writing that appeals to one or more of the
five senses
15. Practice: Watch the video and make a diagram
showing the elements of narration listed below.
Elements of Narration
1. Theme
2. Setting
3. Characters
4. Point of view
5. Characterization
6. Dialogue
7. Plot
17. Elements of Narration
1. Theme
If you have great people in your life, no matter how broken you’ve become, they can
piece you back together.
2. Setting
Arrested in high school (down times)
3. Characters – mom, dad, dad’s friend, wife
4. Point of view – First person. Simply narrating his own story.
5. Characterization – dramatic mom, cool dad, very cool and positive uncle, wife with
unconditional love.
6. Dialogue – E.g. “I see something in you, but I don’t know what that is.”
7. Plot – From high school arrest, to meeting his cool dad’s friend, realizing he likes public
speaking, became a teacher, got married, and became a public speaker.
18. The Reasons Stories Fascinate
Audiences
1. Immerse your audience in a story.
2. Tell a personal story.
3. Create Suspense
4. Bring characters to life
5. Show. Don’t tell.
6. Build up to S.T.A.R. moment.
7. End with a positive takeaway.
“A successful talk is a little miracle—people see the world differently afterward.”
-TED curator Chris Anderson
19. Assignment 2
Record a TWO-minute speech of any of the topics below. Ensure that your speech has an introduction,
body, and conclusion. Use narratives or story telling in developing your speech. Use TIME/SPACE order
signal words and the Elements of Narration. Your response to this task weighs 80% and your comments
to other posts weigh 20%.
1. Relationship
2. Travel
3. Personal Growth
4. Online Learning
5. Language Learning
6. University Life
7. COVID-19
8. Others
Due: Wednesday, 11:59 p.m.
